Perth Web Accessibility Camp 2018

Thursday 15th February, 2018
Bankwest Place

Another great day for accessibility

The Perth Web Accessibility Meetup Group had a fun (but busy) time on the 15th. We hope you did too – please take 5 minutes to complete our feedback survey if you can. If you weren’t able to make it, you can see the details below for what happened or check out some photos from the day, or read Scott’s blog post of the highlights.

Venue

Bankwest Place
300 Murray Street, Perth

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Registrations

Thanks to everyone who attended – we had a full house! Tax receipts are still available if you need one and have not asked for it yet.

Keynote: David Masters

David Masters is Manager of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft Australia. Microsoft is evolving its culture to be more inclusive, including growing the diversity of its workforce to include more people with disabilities. This is driving a wave of innovation at the company focused on supporting people of all abilities to achieve more, particularly focused on ensuring that people with disabilities are supported to fulfil their potential in education and work.

Schedule

Time	Speaker	Topic
8:30am	Registration opens
9:00am	Welcome	Vivienne Conway and Nick Leigh
9:10am	David Masters, Microsoft	Keynote: AI and Inclusive Design: The Future of Accessibility
10:00am	Justin James, Clint Wooly and Troy Tucker, BankWest	Implementing Accessibility – the Bankwest team’s journey
10:30am	Greg Madson and Erika Webb	Are web browsers keeping up with accessibility needs?
10:50am	Morning tea
11:05am	Dr Scott Hollier	Internet of Things – international accessibility developments and implications for the tertiary education sector
11:25am	Amanda Mace, Web Key IT	Access Gaming
11:45am	Vithya Vijayakumare, VisAbility	Surround Sound: A medium to create an accessible and inclusive environment for those with vision impairment and blindness
12:05pm	Zel Iscel, Web Key IT	Good Practice in Website Design
12:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm	The Debate Team	The Great Debate V: The Internet of Things is Awesome for Accessibility
2:15pm	Jason O’Neil, Culture Amp	How design systems can encourage accessible, on-brand colours
2:35pm	Ayesha Patterson	Seeing the World Through a Phone
2:55pm	Kammi Rapsey, Media on Mars, and David Doyle, DADAA	Building the DADAA website: a case-study in accessibility
3:15pm	Afternoon break
3:30pm	Matthew Putland, Centre for Inclusive Design	Document Accessibility and Quick Wins
3:50pm	Amanda Branley, Department of Education	Changing content culture: putting the customer first
4:10pm	Dr Vivienne Conway, Web Key IT	WCAG 2.1 and Silver
4:30pm	Closing and sundowner

The Great Debate

The Great Debate is back by popular demand – this year our teams will be arguing the topic “The Internet Of Things is Awesome For Accessibility”. David Vosnacos will once again be our moderator and prevent any fights from breaking out.

Food and Drink

Our sponsor Bankwest will be providing lunch and there will be short breaks in the morning and afternoon, so you’ll have time to chat with everyone.